Oliver R M
Br J Ind Med. 1975 Feb;32(1):49-53. doi: 10.1136/oem.32.1.49.
The toxic effects on three young scientists who had transient minimal exposure to 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo 1,4 dioxin (dioxin) are described. Two of them suffered from typical chloracne. Delayed symptoms about two years after initial exposure occurred in two of the scientists. These symptoms included personality changes, other neurological disturbances, and hirsutism. All three scientists were found to have raised serum cholesterol but no other biochemical disturbances, and no porphyrinuria nor liver damage was demonstrated. The question whether the unusually delayed physiological effects were in fact due to the initial dioxin exposure is discussed. Although conclusive evidence is lacking, it seems likely that these delayed effects were in fact due to dioxin intoxication.
描述了三名年轻科学家短暂少量接触2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并-1,4-二恶英(二恶英)后的毒性作用。其中两人患有典型的氯痤疮。两名科学家在初次接触约两年后出现延迟症状。这些症状包括性格改变、其他神经功能障碍和多毛症。发现所有三名科学家的血清胆固醇均升高,但无其他生化紊乱,未出现卟啉尿症,也未发现肝脏损伤。文中讨论了这些异常延迟的生理效应是否实际上是由最初的二恶英接触所致的问题。尽管缺乏确凿证据,但这些延迟效应似乎实际上是由二恶英中毒引起的。